TAIB is pleased to welcome aboard a brave Mom of four elementary children from Norcross, Georgia. Tammy became alarmed when she discovered that Presidents FDR and Jimmy Carter were being represented as "American heroes" in her childrens' textbooks. More recently, she discovered that Cesar Chavez, trained by Saul Alinsky, has also been touted as an "American Hero". Peachtree Elementary School is currently a "candidate" IB World School. A quick look at Peachtree's IB Application page reveals that Peachtree, like some other IB "candidate" schools, appears to have skipped IBO's Phase 1 - a feasibility study.
Article 8: First Phase—Feasibility Study and Identification of Resources
8.1 During this first phase the school conducts an internal feasibility study on the implementation of the IB programme(s) at the school, by making an in-depth analysis of the philosophy and curriculum of the IB programme(s) it wishes to teach and identifying the resources needed to deliver the programme(s). This is done on the basis of the IBO’s documentation. 8.2 If at the end of its internal feasibility study a school decides it wishes to become a candidate for authorization to deliver IB programmes, the school must file the duly completed relevant part of the application form(s) with its regional office.
The decision by a district to implement the IB PYP is an extremely controversial one as IBO requires SCHOOLWIDE implementation of the program. So if your child's neighborhood elementary school becomes IB and you happen to disagree with IB's "philosophy", well, tough cookies, right? Make no mistake about it, the PYP is nothing BUT philosophy and a district pays dearly to become beholden to it: Article 3: Criteria of Authorization
3.1 The IBO has full discretion to decide whether to process applications and to grant or deny authorization to any candidate school. 3.2 In order for a school’s candidature to be considered, the following requirements must be met: The school must be committed to the promotion of international understanding through education, as expressed in the mission statement of the IBO. 1. The school must accept the philosophy of the IB programme(s) it wishes to teach, as expressed in the relevant documents describing the programme(s).
The rest of Peachtree's IB propaganda can be found HERE.
Gwinnett County IB Issues
Gwinnett County is a very large school district just outside of Metro Atlanta. IB is currently authorized by IBO at Norcross High School and Pinckneyville and Summerour Middle Schools. This year, Gwinnett County cut $251 million from its budget without any objections. Unfortunately, it didn't go far enough by eliminating IB. IBO authorization for Peachtree Elementary School is on the immediate horizon. The authorization of Peachtree Elementary will effectively establish a K-12 system of IB indoctrination for children zoned for those schools. Pinckneyville and Summerour are "feeder" schools for Norcross High School.
Parents should be concerned that the teacher slated to be the IB Coordinator at Peachtree Elementary, was recently arrested for a DUI.
In neighboring Dekalb County, a "civil rights" lawsuit was filed against the school district regarding IB.
TAIB will be following objections to IB in Gwinnett County as they develop. Be sure to check back on this page for updates.
YOUR NORCROSS "STOP IB" PARENT REPRESENTATIVE IS TAMMY. PLEASE CONTACT HER WITH YOUR SUPPORT!
